The Bar

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13 May 2008

Regional focus: Wales

With a growing number of law firms but comparatively fewer solicitors, the market for legal services in Wales is becoming more fragmented and the profession more vulnerable. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

6 May 2008

Enforcing the enforcers

The Security Industry Authority is the only suitable body for the regulation of the private bailiff industry. However, it will not be active for some time, leaving county court certification of bailiffs to provide an improved form of regulation, says John Kruse

6 May 2008

Hold it right there

David Farrer explains how even 'well intentioned' breaches of freezing orders by financial institutions may put them in contempt of court

6 May 2008

Big money divorce

Patricia Hollings and Nisha Aggarwal look at the impact on 'big money' divorces following a short marriage and the limits on a wife's award when assessing needs

6 May 2008

Another 48 hours?

The police took the money but lost the permission application. Will they be given another 48 hours? Elliott Gold explains police powers to sieze and hold criminal cash

31 Dec 2007

Protecting children has to be our prime concern

Alex Verdan QC assesses the implications of the David Southall case

7 Dec 2007

This is not your land

The judgment in Anderson demonstrates the courts' willingness to take a robust approach to the entry of unilateral notices without reasonable cause, says Jonathan Steinert and Abigail Cohen

7 Dec 2007

Different mediation schemes – what does and does not work

Mediation can help bring about a negotiated settlement, but successful resolution often depends on the type of scheme and the skill of the mediator, says David Shapiro